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Peters, S.L.A. (author), Tabasi, A. (author), Kingma, I. (author), van Dijk, W. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)Mechanical loading of the low-back is an important risk factor for the development of low-back pain. Real-time estimation of the L5S1 joint moment (ML5S1) can give an insight to reduce mechanical loading. Model accuracy depends on sensor information, limiting the number of input variables to estimate ML5S1 increases practical feasibility, but...article 2023
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van Elk, F. (author), Robroek, S. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Oude Hengel, K.M. (author)Objectives: This study aims to investigate across subgroups of healthcare workers (1) the changes in psychosocial working conditions and emotional exhaustion during the pandemic compared with the situation before, and (2) the impact of different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of hospital pressure on psychosocial working conditions and...article 2023
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Bonde, J.P.E. (author), Sell, L. (author), Flachs, E.M. (author), Coggon, D. (author), Albin, M. (author), Oude Hengel, K.M. (author), Kolstad, H. (author), Mehlum, I.S. (author), Schlünssen, V. (author), Solovieva, S. (author), Torén, K. (author), Jakobsson, K. (author), Nielsen, C. (author), Nilsson, K. (author), Rylander, L. (author), Petersen, K.U. (author), Tøttenborg, S.S. (author)Objective: Mounting evidence indicates increased risk of COVID-19 among healthcare personnel, but the evidence on risks in other occupations is limited. In this study, we quantify the occupational risk of COVID-19-related hospital admission in Denmark during 2020-2021. Methods: The source population included 2.4 million employees age 20-69 years...article 2023
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van Kampen, J. (author), Lammers, M. (author), Steijn, W. (author), Guldenmund, F. (author), Groeneweg, J. (author)In the Netherlands, approximately 2.300 workers have a serious reportable accident at work every year, of which around 60 are fatal (Inspectie SZW, 2020; Bellamy et al., 2014). Safety practitioners employ many methods to improve occupational safety for workers within their companies. Interventions might, for example, be aimed at improving...article 2023
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Crul, M. (author), Breukels, O. (author), Ng, S. (author), le Feber, M. (author), Kuijpers, E. (author), Smeets, O. (author)Objective. Some drugs need processing before they can be administered or dispensed. We measured airborne exposure of pharmacy staff to small particles when performing these tasks. Methods. Reconstitution of powdered drugs in vials; crushing, splitting, and counting of tablets; and opening of capsules, using different ventilation strategies, were...article 2023
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Turner, M.C. (author), Johannessen, A. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Huss, A. (author), Garde, A.H. (author), Straumfors, A. (author), Ge, C. (author), Janson, C. (author), Falkstedt, D. (author), Oude Hengel, K.M. (author), Broberg, K. (author), Undem, K. (author), Nordby, K.C. (author), Kjellberg, K. (author), Godderis, L. (author), Kogevinas, M. (author), Goldberg, M. (author), Albin, M. (author), Zins, M. (author), Gustavsson, P. (author), de Cid, R. (author), Rugulies, R. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author), van der Zon, S. (author), Koskinen, S. (author), Krokstad, S. (author), Peters, S. (author), Solovieva, S. (author), van den Heuvel Heuvel, S. (author), Leinonen, T. (author), Bodin, T. (author), Garani-Papadatos, T. (author), Sigsgaard, T. (author), Jääskeläinen, T. (author), Bültmann, U. (author), Schlünssen, V. (author)Introduction The EPHOR project is constructing a mega cohort for pooled analysis of data from multiple European cohort studies of occupation and health. The objective is to provide new evidence of the impact of occupational exposures on the risk of major non-communicable diseases, through systematic and agnostic analyses across the life-course....conference paper 2023
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Peters, S. (author), Undem, K. (author), Oude Hengel, K.M. (author), Schlunssen, V. (author), Selander, V. (author), Solovieva, S. (author), Turner, M. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Mehlum, I.S. (author)Objective Within the framework of the Exposome Project for Health and Occupational Research (EPHOR), we aimed to provide an overview of knowledge gaps in the associations between occupational exposures and their health effects across multiple health outcomes. Methods We conducted a narrative umbrella review of occupational risk factors that can...conference paper 2023
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Eekhout, I. (author), van Tongeren, M. (author), Pearce, N. (author), Oude Hengel, K.M. (author)Objective This study aimed to investigate the effects of occupational exposures on the risk of a positive COVID-19 test, and whether this differed across pandemic waves. Methods Data from 207 034 workers from The Netherlands with test data on COVID-19 from June 2020 until August 2021 were available. Occupational exposure was estimated by using...article 2023
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- Oude Hengel, K.M. (author), Eekhout, I. (author), van Tongeren, M. (author), Pearce, N. (author) public lecture 2023
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Rhodes, S. (author), Beale, S. (author), Wilkinson, J. (author), van Veldhoven, K. (author), Basinas, J. (author), Mueller, W. (author), Oude Hengel, K.M. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Peters, S. (author), Stokholm, Z.A. (author), Schlünssen, V. (author), Kolstad, H. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Pearce, N. (author), Hayward, A. (author), van Tongeren, M. (author)Objective: This study aimed to assess whether workplace exposures as estimated via a COVID-19 job exposure matrix (JEM) are associated with SARS-CoV-2 in the UK. Methods: Data on 244 470 participants were available from the Office for National Statistics Coronavirus Infection Survey (CIS) and 16 801 participants from the Virus Watch Cohort,...article 2022
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Scholten, B. (author), Portengen, L. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Stierum, R. (author), Downward, G.S. (author), Vlaanderen, J. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author)Background: Chemical risk assessment can benefit from integrating data across multiple evidence bases, especially in exposure–response curve (ERC) modeling when data across the exposure range are sparse. Methods: We estimated the ERC for benzene and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), by fitting linear and spline-based Bayesian meta-regression models...article 2022
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- van Gulijk, C. (author), van der Beek, D. (author), Zoomer, T. (author), Kwantes, J.H. (author) public lecture 2022
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Vossen, E. (author), Schaafsma, F.G. (author), van der Gulden, J.W.J. (author), de Kock, C.A. (author), Schaap, R. (author), Anema, J.R. (author), van Genabeek, J.A.G.M. (author)Background: To this date, there is little to no interprofessional collaboration between professionals in general and occupational health care in the Netherlands. Where earlier initiatives for improvement focused on general practitioners (GPs) and occupational physicians (OPs), we examine the role that professionals working under task delegation...article 2022
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Vossen, E. (author), van der Gulden, J.W.J. (author), van Genabeek, J. (author), Schaap, R. (author), Anema, J.R. (author), Schaafsma, F.G. (author)Background. For working patients with a lower socioeconomic position, health complaints often result from a combination of problems on multiple life domains. To prevent long-term health complaints and absence from work, it is crucial for general and occupational health professionals to adopt a broad perspective on health and to collaborate when...article 2022
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Pronk, A. (author), Loh, M. (author), Kuijpers, E. (author), Albin, M. (author), Selander, J. (author), Godderis, L. (author), Ghosh, M. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author), Peters, S. (author), Sivesind Mehlum, I. (author), Turner, M. (author), Schlunssen, V. (author), Goldberg, M. (author), Kogevinas, M. (author), Harding, B. (author), Solovieva, S. (author), Garani-Papadatos, T. (author), van Tongeren, M. (author), Stierum, R. (author)Exposures at work have a major impact on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Current risk reduction policies and strategies are informed by existing scientific evidence, which is limited due to the challenges of studying the complex relationship between exposure at work and outside work and health. We define the working life exposome as all...article 2022
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van de Ven, D. (author), Robroek, S.J. (author), Oude Hengel, K.M. (author), van Zon, S.K. (author), Brouwer, S. (author), Ots, P. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Schuring, M. (author)Objectives: This study assessed the associations of (1) within-individual improvements and (2) within-individual deteriorations in working conditions, health behaviour and body mass index (BMI) with changes in work ability and self-rated health among workers. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: The Netherlands. Participants: Persons in...article 2022
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van Hees, S.G.M. (author), Carlier, B.E. (author), Blonk, R.W.B. (author), Oomens, S. (author)Most individuals affected by common mental health problems are employed and actually working. To promote stay at work by workplace interventions, it is crucial to understand the factors perceived by various workplace stakeholders, and its relative importance. This concept mapping study therefore explores perspectives of employees with common...article 2022
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van Hees, S.G.M. (author), Carlier, B.E. (author), Blonk, R.W.B. (author), Oomens, S. (author)Background: This study presents the development of a workplace intervention to strengthen supervisor's support for employees with common mental health problems (CMHP). CMHP have been increasing over the last years, resulting into negative work outcomes, such as absenteeism or reduced work performance. To date, organisational interventions have...article 2022
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Huuskonen, P. (author), Karakitsios, S. (author), Scholten, B. (author), Westerhout, J. (author), Sarigiannis, D.A. (author), Santonen, T. (author)The aim of this work was to demonstrate how human biomonitoring (HBM) data can be used to assess cancer risks for workers and the general population. Ortho-toluidine, OT (CAS 95-53-4) is an aniline derivative which is an animal and human carcinogen and may cause methemoglobinemia. OT is used as a curing agent in epoxy resins and as intermediate...article 2022
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van As, S. (author), Beckers, D.G.J. (author), Veling H., (author), Hooftman, W. (author), Kompier, M.A.J. (author), Geurts, S.A.E. (author)Objective. Demanding psychosocial work characteristics, such as high job demands, can have a detrimental impact on leisure–time physical activity (LTPA), with adverse consequences for employee health and well-being. However, the mechanisms and moderators of this crossover effect are still largely unknown. We therefore aimed to identify and test...article 2022